Ten ways to reduce your carbon footprint
While climate change can seem overwhelming, everyday efforts can make an impact in a way that’s just as effective as a #ClimateStrike. Here’s how.
Reckoning on race reignites fight for equal funding of Detroit’s public schools
Schools in Detroit have been underfunded for years, resulting in deteriorating facilities and meager counseling resources. The district’s student population of more than 50,000 is primarily low-income with 86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunches.
When it comes to the impacts of climate change, the poor suffer more
According to Wright, people living in communities of color that are located in heavily industrial areas are subject to higher rates of respiratory or allergic disorders, degraded air quality and increased mortality, when compared to their white counterparts.
EDITORIAL: Hong Kong’s troublesome new law deserves a second look
By the NBTB 2020 Online Global Journalism Newsroom This editorial reflects the unanimous view of the newsroom. On July 1st, the first day of the implementation of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law, tens of thousands of…
Lost at the starting line: China’s left-behind children struggle in school, life
Though urbanization has brought economic benefits to citizens all over China, the phenomenon of left-behind children raises questions about how urbanization has impacted families in fast-growing cities such as Shanghai.
Living on the edge of the megacity: The female migrant workers of Shenzhen
By Zhang Hanyue, Shang Siyu, Zhuang Min and Liang Xinyue, Shenzhen College of International Education Student journalists interviewing workers at the Donkey Hotpot restaurant in Shenzhen, China. Photo by Wu Lei/used with permission. SHENZHEN, China — When the dawn fades…
A floating life: The migrant workers of Zhonghuayuan
It seemed he had already anticipated an unknown journey after losing this shelter, where he could temporarily hide from sizzling sun and stormy rain.
Finding the other half: How Chinese parents are matchmaking
At Chengdu People’s Park, fences are lined with “paper profiles” — advertisements scrawled with name, occupation, income — of unmarried adults. However, these profiles weren’t placed there by the adults themselves, but rather by parents looking to find the ideal match for their children.
“Fly restaurants” offer a bite of Chengdu’s culinary heritage
Got only 5 renminbi (69 cents) in your pocket? That’s fine; you can still find yourself a small table and stool at what locals here call a “fly restaurant".
Living by touch: The blind masseurs of Chongqing
Massage therapists wearing dark glasses sit by the massage beds, waiting for their first customers. Even more than masseurs elsewhere, they are uniquely accustomed to precisely feeling each pain point and muscle with their hands; after years of living by touch, they understand the art of massage in a way few others do.